Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Will Howard. Get the breakdown on his strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand his potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict he’ll land.
Will Howard’s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Will Howard will immediately win NFL evaluators over in two ways. He stayed at Kansas State initially when he could’ve left after a tumultuous start, and resurrected his career over the 2022 and 2023 seasons. And then, with his final year of eligibility, he reached even greater heights at Ohio State.
Howard completed 73% of his passes for 4,010 yards, 35 touchdowns, and only 10 picks, while adding seven additional scores on the ground last season for the Buckeyes. He quarterbacked the National Champions, which gained credibility on the draft circuit. At 6’4″, 236 pounds,
Howard passes the eye test. He’s big. He has decent functional mobility. And his arm has juice and angle freedom. He doesn’t have any elite traits apart from his size, but he’s accurate, efficient, and a good processor. As a backup or spot-starter, he fits the bill.
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Will Howard’s Latest NFL Draft Projection
PFSN’s Ian Cummings projected that Howard would be picked 175th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in his latest seven-round mock draft.
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Will Howard’s NFL Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’4”
- Weight: 235 pounds
- Position: Quarterback
- School: Ohio State
- Arm: 3200
- Wingspan: 7718
Where Does Will Howard Rank Among 2025’s QB Prospects?
Here are the top 10 QB rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings:
10. Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
9. Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
8. Kyle McCord, Syracuse
7. Quinn Ewers, Texas
6. Will Howard, Ohio State
5. Tyler Shough, Louisville
4. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
3. Jalen Milroe, Alabama
2. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
1. Cam Ward, Miami (FL)
Will Howard will immediately win NFL evaluators over in two ways. He stayed at Kansas State initially when he could’ve left after a tumultuous start, and resurrected his career over the 2022 and 2023 seasons. And then, with his final year of eligibility, he reached even greater heights at Ohio State.
Howard completed 73% of his passes for 4,010 yards, 35 touchdowns, and only 10 picks, while adding seven additional scores on the ground last season for the Buckeyes. He quarterbacked the National Champions, which gained credibility on the draft circuit.
At 6’4″, 236 pounds, Howard passes the eye test. He’s big. He has decent functional mobility. And his arm has juice and angle freedom. He doesn’t have any elite traits apart from his size, but he’s accurate, efficient, and a good processor. As a backup or spot-starter, he fits the bill.
Want more rankings? Here’s our NFL Draft Big Board for this year’s draft class. You can also make your own with the PFSN Big Board Builder.
Will Howard’s College Stats
Career
- Games Played: 50
- Completions: 767
- Attempts: 1202
- Completion Percentage: 63.8%
- Yards: 9796
- Touchdowns: 83
- Interceptions: 35
2024 Season
- Games Played: 16
- Completions: 309
- Attempts: 423
- Completion Percentage: 73%
- Yards: 4010
- Touchdowns: 35
- Interceptions: 10
